Marino Ortolani (26 July 1904 in

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; † 1983) was an Italian

pediatrician Pediatrics ( also spelled ''paediatrics'' or ''pædiatrics'') is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. In the United Kingdom, paediatrics covers many of their youth until the ...

who developed a clinical test for the recognition of

hip dysplasia Hip dysplasia is an abnormality of the hip joint where the socket portion does not fully cover the ball portion, resulting in an increased risk for joint dislocation. Hip dysplasia may occur at birth or develop in early life. Regardless, it doe ...

called the

Ortolani test The Ortolani test is part of the physical examination for developmental dysplasia of the hip, along with the Barlow maneuver. Specifically, the Ortolani test is positive when a posterior dislocation of the hip is reducible with this maneuver. ...

References

*Italo Farnetani, Francesca Farnetani, ''La top twelve della ricerca italiana'', « Minerva Pediatrica» 2015; 67 (5): pp.437-450 *Italo Farnetani, ''Qualche notazione di storia della pediatria, in margine alla V edizione di Pediatria Essenziale'', Postfazione. In Burgio G.R.( (a cura di). Pediatria Essenziale. 5a Ed. Milano: Edi-Ermes; 2012. . vol. 2°, pp. 1757-1764.

External links

Who's Who in Orthopedics: Marino Ortolani
- Seyed Behrooz Mostofi *Italo Farnetani, ''Ortolani, Marino'', Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana fondata da Giovanni Treccani. Roma: Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana; 2013. Vol. 79, pp. 217-219.http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/marino-ortolani_(Dizionario-Biografico)/ 1904 births 1983 deaths Italian pediatricians 20th-century Italian physicians {{Italy-med-bio-stub